US’s Atlas Air Worldwide orders four more Boeing 777 freighters
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings (AAWH) says it has ordered four new B777-Fs from Boeing (BOE, Chicago O’Hare) in order to… Read More »
US’s Avelo Airlines raises $42mn, to add nine more 737s
Avelo Airlines (XP, Burbank) has raised USD42 million in Series B funding after disposing of stock at what it termed,… Read More »
Pakistan resolves safety concerns – ICAO
Pakistan has reportedly resolved aviation safety concerns that arose from a scandal over fake pilot licenses in 2020 that tainted… Read More »
British Airways resumes Kangaroo Route from late 1Q22
British Airways (BA, London Heathrow) is heading back to Sydney Kingsford Smith via Singapore Changi from March 27, 2022, following… Read More »
Mass disruptions in Kazakhstan following insurrection
Aktau, Aktobe, and Almaty airports have suffered operational disruptions after anti-government protesters took over their premises. The Aktobe and Almaty… Read More »
Delhi to challenge Canadian court order against Air India
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is taking legal recourse against a Canadian court order that allows the seizure of… Read More »
India’s SpiceJet challenges liquidation order
SpiceJet (SG, Delhi Int’l) is challenging a Madras High Court ruling last month to have the Indian low-cost carrier wound… Read More »
Bangkok extends $187mn in aid to five Thai carriers
The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (EXIM Thailand) has extended THB6.2 billion bahts (USD187 million) in support to five airlines –… Read More »
Ais Astana resumes operations form Nur-Sultan Airport
Air Astana, the flag carrier of Kazakhstan, will resume services from Nur-Sultan airport later today, with international flights to Dubai… Read More »
Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2) completes a ATR 72 flight deck upgrade
Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2) has completed a flight deck upgrade on another of Thunder Bay, Canada-based, North Star Air’s (NSA)… Read More »
Hong Kong imposes flights bans on U.S. and seven other countries
Hong Kong authorities announced a two-week ban on flights from the United States and seven other countries and held 2,500… Read More »
U.S. Airlines reported 5,981 cases of unruly airline passengers in 2021
The FAA has launched 1,075 investigations into passenger behavior on flights this year. Airlines reported nearly 6,000 cases of unruly… Read More »
Opinion: Here we go again, “pilot error”, really?
It is with great interest that I read last week several reports regarding an Emirates Boeing 777-300ER flight from Dubai… Read More »
A global shortage of 34,000 commercial pilots might slow airline recovery
How soon the airline industry will suffer a pilot shortage is more crucial than whether it will happen at all…. Read More »
ABACE cancels business aviation event for the third consecutive year due to continued pandemic
NBAA, in concert with the Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA), has canceled the 2022 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE),… Read More »
Mars helicopter Ingenuity gearing up for 19th Red Planet flight
NASA’s Mars helicopter Ingenuity is poised to make its first flight of 2022. The flight will be short but challenging…. Read More »
Best Western Plus Revamping to Attract More Corp. Travelers
During the company’s annual convention in October, BWH Hotel Group board chair Ishwar Naran cited a McKinsey & Co. report… Read More »
Meetings Tech Tie-Up: Aventri and MeetingPlay Merge
Meetings technology companies Aventri and MeetingPlay today announced they will merge into a single entity. Connecticut-based Aventri (formerly etouches) has… Read More »
Etihad Airways to divest several entities as part of accelerated transformation
As part of its ongoing transformation, Etihad Airways is to divest several businesses providing airline support services to ADQ, a… Read More »
ZIM Aircraft Seating expands Immenstaad HQ
ZIM Aircraft Seating is to triple its activities at Immenstaad by expanding its new headquarters opened in March 2021. Additional… Read More »
Nina Schulz to lead IAMA
IAMA, the Independent Aircraft Modifier Alliance, has appointed Nina Schulz as its new Managing Director. “The executive board and I… Read More »
Mighty mite of hotel bar soap not ready to wrap it up
The signature miniature bar of soap is a touch that makes a guest feel special, and that’s why it holds… Read More »